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Offer,The Essential Handel

Bernadette Greevy (contralto), Peter Hurford (organ), Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Marisa Robles (harp), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Kenneth McKellar (tenor)

Academy of St Martin...

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Contents

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act III

Work length3:11
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1965-04-12
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Track length3:11
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Handel: Semele HWV 58 / Act 2

Work length4:01
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  • Kenneth McKellar (tenor)
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 1959-11
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Where'er You Walk"

Track length4:01
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Excerpt, Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV348

Work length13:00
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1971-09
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Hornpipe and Andante

Track length8:04
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Air

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Bourée and Hornpipe

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Excerpt, Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV349

Work length4:06
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1971-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Hornpipe

Track length4:06
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Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 1

Work length4:20
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  • Bernadette Greevy (contralto), Raymond Leppard (director)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Recorded: 1965-10-29
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Dove sei, amato bene?"

Track length4:20
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Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, HWV295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale'

Work length17:26
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  • Peter Hurford (organ)
  • Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
  • Joshua Rifkin
  • Recorded: 1985-03-03
  • Recording Venue: Bethlehemkerk, Papendrecht

1. Larghetto

Track length2:43
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2. Adagio

Track length4:13
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3. Organo ad libitum: Aria & Passpied (Telemann)

Track length4:06
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4. Larghetto

Track length3:13
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5. Allegro

Track length3:11
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Handel: Suite No. 11 in D minor, HWV 437

Work length2:54
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  • Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 1987-07
  • Recording Venue: Conservatoire de Paris

Sarabande

Track length2:54
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Handel: Berenice, HWV 38 / Act 2

Work length4:10
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1965-04-12
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

Minuet from Overture

Track length4:10
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Handel: Jephtha, HWV 70, Act III

Work length4:51
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  • Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1979-03-30
  • Recording Venue: St Jude's, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London

Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies

Track length4:51
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Excerpt, Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63

Work length2:58
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  • Handel Opera Society Orchestra, Handel Opera Society Chorus
  • Charles Farncombe
  • Recorded: 1973-09-20
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studio 3, West Hampstead, London

"See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!"

Track length2:58
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Handel: Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1

Work length5:30
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  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • George Szell
  • Recorded: 1961-08-29
  • Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London

Largo

Track length5:30
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Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest'

Work length5:53
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1963-08-01
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

1. Zadok the Priest

Track length5:53
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Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351

Work length17:10
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1971-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

I. Ouverture

Track length7:49
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II. Bourrée

Track length1:37
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III. La Paix. Largo alla siciliana

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IV. La Réjouissance

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V. Menuet I-II

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Handel: Samson, HWV 57 / Act I

Work length4:32
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  • Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 1952-10
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Return, O God of Hosts

Track length4:32
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Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294

Work length10:56
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  • Marisa Robles (harp)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Iona Brown
  • Recorded: 1980-02
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

1. Andante allegro

Track length3:51
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2. Larghetto

Track length4:35
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3. Allegro moderato

Track length2:30
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Handel: Samson HWV 57 / Act 3

Work length5:54
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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Harry Dilley (trumpet)
  • Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
  • Recorded: 1960-08-18
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"Let The Bright Seraphim"

Track length5:54
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Handel: Concerto grosso No. 6 in D Major, Op. 3 / 6, HWV 317

Work length6:31
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  • Roger Lord (oboe), Michael Dobson (oboe)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1964-03-23
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Excerpt, Handel: Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV76

Work length3:53
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  • Peter Pears (tenor), Philip Jones (trumpet)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1967-06-02
  • Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk

The Trumpet's Loud Clangour

Track length3:53
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Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 3

Work length2:37
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  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1967-07-14
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

March & Battle

Track length2:37
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Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 3

Work length6:05
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  • Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano)
  • Vienna Cantata Orchestra
  • Henry Lewis
  • Recorded: 1967-10-13
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

"Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato"

Track length6:05
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1

Work length3:36
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1976-07-02
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London

No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born

Track length3:36
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3

Work length9:12
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  • Gwynne Howell (bass (vocal)), Elly Ameling (soprano), John Wilbraham (trumpet)
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1976-07-02
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London

No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)

Track length5:13
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"The Trumpet Shall Sound"

Track length3:59
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2

Work length3:40
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1976-07-02
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London

No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Track length3:40
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